both laughed.
She nudged Conor. “True, but you saw the contents of my fridge. My parents are starving me emotionally and physically.”
“Oh, that’s right. Guess you didn’t want the pudding cup with mustard dinner?” They both laughed again.
I looked at Grant. He wore a similar expression as mine as he watched them through his rearview mirror. He looked over at me and raised an eyebrow. He shrugged and shook his head, clearly just as confused as I was with those two.
“Actually, we aren’t going to a restaurant.”
“Oh no. You’re going to starve me, too?” Lexie joked.
Conor chuckled. “We are going to eat. We just aren’t eating in a restaurant. We are having a picnic.” She eyed him as if trying to decide if he was serious.
“He’s telling the truth.” Grant glanced at me, then back at the road. “It’s Kyla’s day, and I heard she prefers the outdoors, doesn’t care too much for meat and likes fresh fruit and vegetables. So we figured we could be accommodating.”
“You read my autobiography?”
He laughed. “No, I just talked to your best friend.”
Lexie smiled. “Yeah, but I didn’t know it would end in outdoor dining.”
I looked at her, then back at Grant. He’d done his research. “Well, I love the idea. It sounds exactly like my idea of the perfect end to an amazing birthday.”
“Best birthday ever!” Lexie said in a sing song voice. I grinned at her in agreement.
A short drive later we pulled into the parking lot of the community college. “Please tell me my parents aren’t going to join us?” I asked only half-joking.
Grant laughed. “No, they aren’t joining us. This location just has the best place for a picnic.” He popped the trunk, handed me a blanket and grabbed a bag. Conor reached in and snatched a second blanket and shut the trunk.
Lexie and I followed the boys as they led us to an area of the campus referred to as the front lawn, which was actually confusing because it sat on the opposite side of most of the school traffic. The evening sun sank low on the horizon, casting a beautiful glow. Varying shades of orange and pink peeked out around the lush trees lining the park. The view took my breath away. I never visited the campus this time of the day, and if I did, I usually just headed straight to Dad’s office.
“You’re right, this is a good spot,” I said.
Grant smiled, obviously happy I approved of his idea.
We spread out the blankets and unpacked the food. It consisted of fresh strawberries, grapes, chopped apples, crackers, various cheeses–and a cheeseburger for Lexie. Which we all laughed about.
“Thank goodness, you had me worried I was going to get stuck eating rabbit food,” she joked.
I wasn’t a vegetarian, I just preferred fresh foods. Lexie, on the other hand, was a hardcore meat eater. A meal of fruit and crackers would be a complete joke to her.
“Oh, and one last thing.” Grant reached into the bag and produced sweet biscuits and a bottle of honey to drizzle on them.
My eyes brightened.
“You really did do your homework didn’t you?” I smiled.
“How did you know she loved honey?” Lexie asked, unwrapping her cheeseburger.
“Didn’t you tell him?”
“No, I forgot. After I talked to him I realized I forgot to mention honey.” We both looked at Grant for an explanation.
“Lucky guess.” He smiled as Conor snickered.
We dug into the food and Lexie into her cheeseburger. We ate and laughed while she recounted my cafeteria story which embarrassed me, but seemed to impress the boys. They both seemed surprised by my boldness but agreed Cerise deserved it.
The sun faded over the horizon, it began to grow dark. I hadn’t even realized how much time had passed. The campus had become quiet, with only a few students here and there, but I recognized a certain cute nerd in a blazer and glasses.
When Matt saw me, he came to an abrupt halt. He quickly looked around, with wide eyes seeming very paranoid. He is so
She nudged Conor. “True, but you saw the contents of my fridge. My parents are starving me emotionally and physically.”
“Oh, that’s right. Guess you didn’t want the pudding cup with mustard dinner?” They both laughed again.
I looked at Grant. He wore a similar expression as mine as he watched them through his rearview mirror. He looked over at me and raised an eyebrow. He shrugged and shook his head, clearly just as confused as I was with those two.
“Actually, we aren’t going to a restaurant.”
“Oh no. You’re going to starve me, too?” Lexie joked.
Conor chuckled. “We are going to eat. We just aren’t eating in a restaurant. We are having a picnic.” She eyed him as if trying to decide if he was serious.
“He’s telling the truth.” Grant glanced at me, then back at the road. “It’s Kyla’s day, and I heard she prefers the outdoors, doesn’t care too much for meat and likes fresh fruit and vegetables. So we figured we could be accommodating.”
“You read my autobiography?”
He laughed. “No, I just talked to your best friend.”
Lexie smiled. “Yeah, but I didn’t know it would end in outdoor dining.”
I looked at her, then back at Grant. He’d done his research. “Well, I love the idea. It sounds exactly like my idea of the perfect end to an amazing birthday.”
“Best birthday ever!” Lexie said in a sing song voice. I grinned at her in agreement.
A short drive later we pulled into the parking lot of the community college. “Please tell me my parents aren’t going to join us?” I asked only half-joking.
Grant laughed. “No, they aren’t joining us. This location just has the best place for a picnic.” He popped the trunk, handed me a blanket and grabbed a bag. Conor reached in and snatched a second blanket and shut the trunk.
Lexie and I followed the boys as they led us to an area of the campus referred to as the front lawn, which was actually confusing because it sat on the opposite side of most of the school traffic. The evening sun sank low on the horizon, casting a beautiful glow. Varying shades of orange and pink peeked out around the lush trees lining the park. The view took my breath away. I never visited the campus this time of the day, and if I did, I usually just headed straight to Dad’s office.
“You’re right, this is a good spot,” I said.
Grant smiled, obviously happy I approved of his idea.
We spread out the blankets and unpacked the food. It consisted of fresh strawberries, grapes, chopped apples, crackers, various cheeses–and a cheeseburger for Lexie. Which we all laughed about.
“Thank goodness, you had me worried I was going to get stuck eating rabbit food,” she joked.
I wasn’t a vegetarian, I just preferred fresh foods. Lexie, on the other hand, was a hardcore meat eater. A meal of fruit and crackers would be a complete joke to her.
“Oh, and one last thing.” Grant reached into the bag and produced sweet biscuits and a bottle of honey to drizzle on them.
My eyes brightened.
“You really did do your homework didn’t you?” I smiled.
“How did you know she loved honey?” Lexie asked, unwrapping her cheeseburger.
“Didn’t you tell him?”
“No, I forgot. After I talked to him I realized I forgot to mention honey.” We both looked at Grant for an explanation.
“Lucky guess.” He smiled as Conor snickered.
We dug into the food and Lexie into her cheeseburger. We ate and laughed while she recounted my cafeteria story which embarrassed me, but seemed to impress the boys. They both seemed surprised by my boldness but agreed Cerise deserved it.
The sun faded over the horizon, it began to grow dark. I hadn’t even realized how much time had passed. The campus had become quiet, with only a few students here and there, but I recognized a certain cute nerd in a blazer and glasses.
When Matt saw me, he came to an abrupt halt. He quickly looked around, with wide eyes seeming very paranoid. He is so
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